This July 2010, we talk to Suzanne Shearer who runs (with her partner Mark Sinclair) North Rock Gallery in Lerwick on the Shetland Isles. Suzanne talks about her experiences of opening the gallery and shop last year, her online presence and how she selects work for the business. Tell us a little about your background: […]

MORAG MACINNES speaks to co-founder JOHN CUMMING about the Northern Isles-based publisher whose distinctive poetry pamphlets and collaborative work with local artists and writers have earned rich praise over the last few years, and an award in recent months

MHAIRI KILLIN and PAMELA CONACHER report on the experiences of the Highlands & Islands contingent at the Stroud International Textile Festival

Heart of Hawick, Hawick, 2 April 2010, and touring

SUE WILSON looks back on the first 30 years of a festival with a unique atmosphere

Edinburgh University, 6-8 March 2010

Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Hall, Glagsow, 21 January 2010

ROXANE PERMAR and NAYAN KULKARNI tell Kenny Mathieson about the ongoing Mirrie Dancers project

Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum & Archives, Lerwick, Shetland, until 6 December 2009

KENNY MATHIESON enjoys a successful small-scale touring production of Janácek’s opera.